Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er returned to Shuri Castle in the Ryukyus, and hung a banner outside the post house, and they didn't see the prince until late afternoon, and they were relieved to learn that the Ma brothers had buried the two coffins. [Full text reading. 】

After greeting each other, the rather sad prince said: "No matter what he did in his life, people should rest in peace with the earth." ”

"Father-in-law, this is a gift from General Hu Shouren to Concubine Zhengniang." Xu Ling'er said, handed over a letter, and then said: "Please transfer it to Niangniang Chitose, everyone has not forgotten her mother's sacrifices and contributions for the country and the people, and I hope she will be able to understand the general situation and the overall situation in ......the future."

After seeing it, the princess returned it to Xu Ling'er, shook his head and replied: "No need, please rest assured, Niangniang Chitose grew up watching the Sprinkle family, she is a well-informed lady, please rest assured that the two girls can rest assured, in the future, if the Sprinkle family is gone, you can still find her with this flag." ”

This move shows that Concubine Niangniang does not necessarily know her true origin, Guo Yi asked with some hesitation: "There is a sentence that juniors don't know whether to ask or not?" ”

"Just say anything. The Sprinkle family asked themselves, they can live in the sky, the earth, and their conscience, and they have not lived up to the expectations of the first emperor, and now that they have gone through three dynasties, it is time to follow the first emperor......"

"Please take care of your father-in-law!" Guo Yi hurriedly interrupted the princess, and then asked, "I don't know what the relationship between the father-in-law and Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao and the mother Chitose is?" ”

Obviously, this sentence touched the sore spot of the prince, and he couldn't help but cry like rain, was silent for a moment, shook his head and replied decisively: "It has nothing to do with the meeting of Pingshui." It was only because the poor child was left unattended that he risked his life to adopt him. ”

Xu Ling'er said: "There were many rumors after the death of Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao, but according to General Hu Shouren's recollection, the truth is that she committed suicide after marrying Luo Wenlong, and this incident seems to be related to her fellow villagers, and it is said that the distance between the two families is only about ten miles. ”

Wang Gonggong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, shook his head and sighed: "It's rare that General Hu Shouren can still remember this poem, Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao died unjustly!" If she really followed Luo Wenlong, she should have been named the Lady of Destiny, and she would definitely not let Luo Wenlong go down the evil path, it was really a creation and a trick, which made people sigh......"

"General Hu Shouren explained to us the origin of the 'Ten Miles Heroic Soul', but I don't know who this person is?" Guo Yi asked.

"Don't mention it again." The prince wiped a handful of tears and replied sadly: "This person has been driven out of the Ryukyus by the Sprinkler family, I believe that he will never dare to see the light of day again, where he is willing to die, let him die, now Cuiqiao has been buried in the earth, and the Sprinkler family is also blind." ”

found that the prince was reluctant to mention those sad pasts, and the two didn't ask any more, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

After a long silence, the prince wiped away his tears and said: "In the last few days, a lot of Japanese have suddenly come to Naha Port, and they have been sneaking around asking whether the Ryukyu government has intercepted the missionary merchant ships? There are also people secretly inquiring about the whereabouts of Shang Comber. ”

Guo Yi and Xu Linger were taken aback, it seems that the news of the accident of Mark's merchant ship has reached Japan; Regarding the death of Shang Comber, it should not be clear to Simon Almeida and Oda Nobunaga and others.

The prince continued: "The stirrups and saddle brothers have told the Sprinkler family that the merchant ships of the Western missionaries have been intercepted by the Taiwanese garrison in the Diaoyu Islands, and the news that Shang Combo is dead will reach the ears of Oda Nobunaga sooner or later, and now that he has not yet unified Japan, if there is no internal response, he may not have the idea of fighting the Ryukyus again." ”

"Father-in-law, this is not possible." Xu Ling'er shook her head and replied, "Don't forget, that ambitious monkey sent us to Ryukyu for something." ”

"I'm sure you won't really help the monkeys, will you?" The prince asked.

"It's still necessary to make a show, so as to further find out what the madman who is about to unify Japan does, what are his plans next, and see how he 'sets up military forces all over the world'?" Guo Yi said, revealing a look of righteous indignation.

The prince thought so, nodded and replied: "The Sprinkle family also deliberately inquired about the news of Oda Nobunaga, and heard that he has been promoted to the Minister of the Second Rank of Japan and the General of the Konoe; In Cheongju Castle, he passed on the position of governor to his son-in-law, Nobutada, and built a tall castle in Minami Omi, called Azuchi Castle, and even the Western priests praised it that the castle of Europa was not so luxurious and gorgeous. It seems that the so-called world Buwu is not a joke! ”

Hearing this, Guo Yi couldn't help but be furious, suddenly stood up, and said loudly: "I'm going to burn this Antu City!" ”

Xu Ling'er knew that no matter how calm Guo Yi usually was, only when he heard the name Oda Nobunaga, he would be furious, so she hurriedly persuaded: "Sister, don't be blinded by hatred. ”

The prince said, "There are a lot of eyeliner in Naha Port, and every move of the Japanese cannot escape the eyes of the Sa. Although in the future, through the influence of Niangniang Chitose, Queen Baoma and Yongwang Chitose will not fall to the Japanese Invaders, however, it is inevitable that some of the four major families in Shuri Castle will not be able to withstand the temptation of the Japanese Invaders, and perhaps we are facing a dangerous dark war. Therefore, we might as well take advantage of the opportunity given to us by the monkey to see who is hooking up with the Japanese in the end? Be sure to catch them all! ”

"I am willing to obey my father-in-law's arrangement. It is believed that it will not be long before Monkey and Oda Nobunaga will soon learn the truth about the accident of the merchant ships, and although Shang Combo is dead, neither of them will give up the opportunity to get involved in the Ryukyus. Oda Nobunaga may be looking for an agent in Naha Port, and the monkey will surely be chasing after us, so it's a good time to fight their wits and courage. Xu Linger analyzed.

"If the Japanese invade the Ryukyus, and then hook up with Lin Feng who is entrenched in Luzon, half of my Ming Dynasty will be in danger!" The prince exclaimed.

"What my father-in-law said is very true. Moreover, we promised the governor of Fujian, Mr. Pang Shangpeng, to go to Luzon recently, and in the name of Zhao'an, to dismantle the pirate group entrenched in the port of Tortoiseshell. Guo Yi asked, "Father-in-law, if the monkey sends someone to find us during this period, what should we do?" ”

"If the monkeys have not heard from us all the time, I am afraid that they will be bad for Akimeura. What is my father-in-law's plan? Xu Linger asked.

"Luo Aping is really a little cowardly, and she can't withstand the intimidation of those Japanese, if Ma Wu is here, it will be easy to do." When Wang Gonggong said this, he cautiously asked, "Do you think Huang Bingwen is reliable?" ”

This sentence stopped the two of them, and no one dared to guarantee that Huang Bingwen would make a mistake, and just as everyone was silent, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er hurriedly stood up and drew their swords; The tiptoeing prince arrived at the door, gently pulled out the door bar, and slammed the door, only to see the tearful Huang Bingwen kneeling on the ground, looking at everyone with blank eyes.

When Huang Bingwen climbed in, the prince closed the door and asked, "Did you hear everything?" ”

"I hear you, but I don't know if you can trust me." Huang Bingwen replied.

"How can you get people to believe in you?" The prince continued to ask.

Suddenly, Huang Bingwen took out a short knife from his body and quickly cut off the index finger of his left hand, and immediately bled profusely.

"Huang Bingwen, what do you want to do?" Xu Ling'er couldn't help but shout.

"Break the will!" As he spoke, Huang Bingwen gritted his teeth.

"Why are you bothered?" Xu Ling'er sighed, took out a piece of white cloth and herbs and wrapped his hands, only to see that the blood had penetrated the white cloth.

Huang Bingwen wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and said seriously: "The three of them are benefactors, Huang Bingwen, who has no shame to return to his hometown to see his father and fellow villagers, is dead, and Su Ba solemnly promised to follow the prince and serve the country until death, and there is no need to say any more superfluous words." ”

"Why are you so converted?" The prince asked.

Huang Bingwen, who had changed his name to Su Ba, replied without hesitation: "For the sake of faith." ”

The prince asked puzzledly, "What faith do you have now?" ”

"Lord Hai and Elder Moon Sky are the guiding lights below, and they will never take the right path in the future." At this moment, Su Ba burst into tears and said with great emotion: "Although I have read the sage books for a few years and have set up great ambitions, after becoming an official, I soaked in a big dye vat and lost my conscience as a man. I'm sorry for Umi-sama and the many folks who are trapped in Akimeura! When the two girls return to their hometowns in the future, please tell the world that they should take the Huang who deserves death as a warning! ”

"Now that you've heard it, the Sprinkler family asks you, how did you deal with those Japanese when the two girls went to Luzon?"

"Don't hide it from my father-in-law, after returning to the Ryukyus, you don't want to see me, I ran to the Lin family shochu shop to beg, the day before yesterday, I met a few high-spirited Japanese samurai, who were making trouble there......"

Before Su Ba finished speaking, Xu Ling'er couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Is it President Konishi and the others?" ”

"Yes, it's him." Su Ba couldn't help but sigh as he spoke, and then said: "This group of people went for two days in a row, went to the Lin family's soju shop to pick quarrels and provoke trouble, and the group training in the village drove them away, but this group of people was not timid, but they scared the Shao Nainai of the Lin Mansion to kneel and beg for mercy. ”

"Where are they now?" Guo Yi pulled out his sword, and his apricot eyes widened in anger.

"Please Guo Qianhu to calm his anger." Sohachi continued: "In the evening, I followed them to Shuri Castle, and found Governor Konishi at an inn, and told him not to worry, because some people have been moving around Naha Port recently, and they have been asking about Mr. Mark's merchant ships and the whereabouts of the deposed prince Shang Kangbo, and I ask them to be patient and wait a few days, and I will help them build a trade station." ”

Finding that Su Ba dealt with it properly, Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er nodded at the same time.

"How dare they go wild in the Ryukyus, do they still want to rebel?" The prince asked angrily, "Are they gone now?" ”

"They haven't left yet, and if they don't see the two girls, they won't leave." Su Ba explained: "They threatened each other with the people of Akimoura, and if they couldn't agree to their conditions, they would be killed. ”

"It seems that the monkeys are so difficult that they shouldn't have promised them in the first place." Guo Yi couldn't help but sigh.

Su Ba continued: "Knowing that I am your subordinate, they proposed to ask us for help and establish contact with Lin Feng as soon as possible, looking at what that means, it may be that we can't believe it, and I hope that Lin Feng will send someone to replace him in the future." ”

"Although Mark rejected Lin Feng's request at Hawksbill Harbor, I believe that it will not be long before Lin Feng can get in touch with the monkeys, and we must solve the problem of Hawksbill Harbor as quickly as possible to free up time to deal with the monkeys in the Ryukyus."

"Guo Qianhu is reasonable." Su Ba agreed, "You should go to Luzon as soon as possible, that missionary Mr. Mark may be able to help a lot, leave it to me for the time being, and I will report to the prince if there is any trouble, and promise that nothing will go wrong, and wait for the good news of your victory." ”

The prince also nodded and asked, "May I ask what the two girls think?" ”

Xu Linger said: "Okay! Take us to the inn to meet them, send them away as soon as possible, and don't make trouble for Luo Aping again. ”

"Eighth Brother Su, during our trip to Luzon, you still have to help us keep an eye on who Governor Konishi is in contact with here." Guo Yi added.

Because it was inconvenient for the prince to stay for a long time when he went out of the palace to do business, after sending him away, Su Ba took the two of them to the inn, and as soon as the two sides met, Governor Konishi asked unceremoniously: "Promised Yu Chai to stay in front of the matter, you didn't care at all, where have you been these days?" ”

Finding that Guo Yi was about to get angry again, Xu Ling'er hurriedly asked: "Yajiulang, since your Xiaoxi family is in business, why don't you open a store directly in Naha Port and come to us?" ”

Governor Konishi was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment and replied: "This matter is the arrangement of Lord Yuchai Zhumae, please do not question it." ”

Xu Ling'er also said unceremoniously: "Hehe, I'm afraid that your recent activities in the Ryukyus have reached the ears of Oda Nobunaga. If you don't trust us, please go back and tell Hideyoshi to cancel this cooperation. ”

Governor Konishi found that he couldn't hide it from them, so he had to tell the truth: "I think you have also discovered that there are many spies from Lord Oda's family in Naha Port, and I heard that there was an accident with Father Simon Almeida's merchant ship, and the Ryukyu prince who took the initiative to take refuge in Lord Oda suddenly lost his news, which caused Lord Oda to be furious, but he will definitely think of new methods, because in the future, when the 'world is Bubu', the strategic position of the Ryukyu Kingdom is very important." ”

"We are running this base in the hope that the Ryukyu government will take care of it, so I'm afraid that's why they want to use us, right?" Xu Ling'er asked.

Governor Konishi nodded and replied, "Yes, only by winning the support of the Ryukyu Kingdom, when the world is armed in the future, can Yushiba Chikuzen Mamoru become the generalissimo of the expeditionary force." But now, I need to ask you to find a way to help us smuggle the arquebuses as soon as possible. ”

"Now that the channel for Oda Nobunaga to sell muskets has been cut off, if he knows what Hideyoshi has done in the future, isn't Hideyoshi afraid of being charged with rebellion?" Xu Ling'er continued to ask.

"Hehe, to be honest, I used to worry." Konishi Yukicho said, showing a mysterious smile, and continued: "Since I learned the true identity of Miss Oda Nobuyi, I have never had this worry, not to mention that Hashiba Chikuzen Mamoru once saved Miss Nobuyi's life. ”

Finding that Guo Yi was a little uncontrollable, Xu Ling'er hurriedly said: "In order not to be discovered by the spies of the Oda family, we have been hiding for a few days, please don't go to the Lin family shochu shop to find us in the future, this Mr. Suba is our contact, he will rent a warehouse in Naha Port as soon as possible, as a transit point for trafficking arquebuses in the future, Yakuro, you can go back to the business now." ”

"So, when will the first arquebuses be delivered to Nagahama City?" Yukicho Konishi asked anxiously.

Xu Ling'er replied: "You don't know, the Ming Navy Division and the Ryukyu government are very strict in their investigation, and we can't say it well, so we are going to go to Luzon, one is to contact the source of goods, and the other is to help Hideyoshi inquire about Lin Feng's whereabouts." ”

"Lin Feng's whereabouts don't need to be your C heart, it's the right thing to contact the source of goods as soon as possible, we urgently need a new arquebus."

Hearing this, Xu Linger and Guo Yi couldn't help but be shocked, could it be that Hideyoshi had already made contact with Lin Feng?

At this time, Governor Konishi said sharply, "I hope you can go and return quickly, I will be waiting for you at Shuri Castle." ”

"Mr. Yakuro, please respect yourself!" Su Ba sank his face and said angrily: "You went to the Lin family's shochu shop for two consecutive days to find trouble, which has alarmed the Ryukyu government, presumably you also know that the sake shop has an indescribable and unclear relationship with the Ryukyu royal family, if it weren't for these two girls today, they went to the yamen to intercede for you, I'm afraid you have been arrested and imprisoned, not to mention that this move will miss the monkey's big thing, if there is a secret agent of the Oda family who spreads your ugly deeds to Japan, then, may I ask you, Konishi Lonzo, and the monkey, how to explain to Oda Nobunaga?" ”

Governor Konishi suddenly opened his mouth, twisted his neck and replied: "Okay, let's go back and wait for the news first, if there is no arquebus transported to Changbin City within two months, you will bear the consequences at your own risk!" ”

sent away the head of Xiaoxi Xing, and the three of them came to the Lin family shochu shop together, and as soon as they stepped into the Lin Mansion, they met Luo Aping, and she threw herself into Xu Ling'er's arms and cried bitterly......

"Ah Ping, I've wronged you." Xu Linger comforted.

Luo Aping cried and replied, "Sister, it's good that you can come back safely......"

Everyone entered the living room and sat down, and a maid offered fragrant tea, Guo Yi asked: "Ah Ping, please tell us the truth, have you received any news from Hawksbill Harbor?" ”

"Nothing." Luo Aping shook her head and replied, "I miss my sister and A-Ying." ”

Guo Yi glanced at Xu Ling'er, and the two nodded silently, it seems that Lin Feng may have made contact with the monkey through other channels.

"Ah Ping, I'll tell you the truth, we're going to Hawksbill Harbor, and I hope you can write a letter to your father......

Before Guo Yi finished speaking, Luo Aping asked in surprise: "Sister, take me with you, I really can't stand the threat of those Japanese alone......" said and wiped her tears again.

"Ah Ping, don't worry, I went this time to rescue the trapped fathers and villagers and reunite your sisters as soon as possible." Xu Linger comforted.

"We have already sent Governor Konishi away, and Eighth Brother Su stayed behind to help, not to mention the care of the prince, please don't worry." Guo Yi said, handed the two "citation tickets" to Ah Ping, and then said: "This is a gift from the governor of the city, and he hopes that in the future, Ma Wu and Lin Shaoqi can follow Elder Yuekong to Fuzhou to do business." ”

Luo Aping took the citation ticket, and was immediately moved to tears, and hurriedly found a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and wrote a letter to Luo Amin.

After putting away the letter, Guo Yi said: "Ah Ping, help rent a warehouse in Naha Port and let Eighth Brother Su live there, please rest assured, Yajiuro will never dare to come to the brewery in the future." ”

"Sister, when are you leaving?" Luo Aping asked.

"I heard that Lin Feng has made contact with the Japanese, and Mr. Mark also said that the tortoiseshell port has reached the point of being in a desperate situation, Ah Ping, time is not waiting, the prince has made arrangements, and the ship's owner stirrup will send us to Taiwan tomorrow, and there are elite sailors to escort us, please rest assured." Xu Ling'er replied.

"Why can't you stay longer?" As soon as Luo Aping's words fell, Guo Yi and Xu Linger couldn't help but shed tears......

(End of chapter)